Reabilitação INDONÉSIA

[FilipeASilva]

Reef Rehabilitation Project in Indonesia

 

Posted by Lavinia in August 22nd, 2008

 

From time to time, we will try to give you examples regarding the environment and people acting to save it. Here is a powerful one.

 

 

The reef rehabilitation project took place in Manado Tua Island, in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

 

Due to the intense fishing in this area, major sections of the coral reef have been compromised, which meant the partial destruction of the ecosystem.

 

 

With the assistance of Seacology, a nonprofit environmental organization that s preserving endangered biodiversity of islands throughout the world, the local citizens installed snowflake-shaped ceramic modules, to replace the original coral branches. The "EcoReef" modules provide shelter for fish and a home for the larval corals, that is so they could start building a new coral reef.

 

 

The project took place in January 2004, under harsh sea conditions.

 

 

 

So did it work?

 

Of course.

 

After only two months, the modules were filled with algae and a few baby corals. Several fish colonies moved their headquarters here as well. In time, the ecosystem fully recovered and new species were observed living here.

 

We find this to be an amazing ecology lesson and we encourage you to take action whenever you see nature suffering. If you can't do this alone, ask your friends to join you. If you and your friends are not enough, you can contact your closest nonprofit environmental organization that has the resources but moreover the will you out.

 

 

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Artigo tirado de: http://greensafeguard.com/uncategorized/re...-indonesia.html

 

Site Seacology: http://www.seacology.org/index.cfm

Editado Outubro 8, 2009 por FilipeASilva

[Ricardo.Fonseca]

Alguém que luta para o lado oposto da destruíção.

 

Gostei do artigo, obrigado pela partilha.

 

 

Ricardo

[labutes77]

muito bom.

 

obrigado.

[João Paulo Viegas]

De facto está aí um bom exemplo e com resultados sobre o que pode ser feito para salvar os recifes e a via animal.